John Shipley: Gophers’ next coach has to be its true star player
To reverse course, Minnesota’s next men’s basketball coach has to be the undisputed face of the program. Finding him won’t be ...
Richard Pitino: From fired at Minnesota to wanted man at Virginia?
Richard Pitino was fired by the University of Minnesota four years ago this Saturday. He has quickly turned New Mexico into ...
Billionaire St. John’s donor on Rick Pitino: ‘You’re watching Picasso paint’
Richard Pitino, Rick’s son and the coach at New Mexico, has compared his father to John Wooden and Mike Krzyzewski, while ...
Minnesota fires basketball coach Ben Johnson after four seasons at alma mater
The Gophers finished 15-17 after losing to Northwestern on Wednesday in the first round of the conference tournament.
Rick Pitino named Big East Coach of the Year after leading St. John’s to conference title
Now in his second season at St. John’s, Rick Pitino led the sixth-ranked Red Storm to a 27-4 regular-season record, including ...
Gophers fire men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson
After 1 a.m. Thursday, the Gophers athletics department announced it has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson.
St. Johns Makes Historic Rick Pitino Announcement Before March Madness
The St. John's Red Storm are back to prominence, and a major reason for their success is legendary head coach Rick Pitino. At the age of 72, Pitino is in his ...
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Is New Mexico’s Richard Pitino a legit candidate for the UVA Basketball job?
Pitino took the job at New Mexico, in the Mountain West, the sixth-rated conference in KenPom, for the same reason that Shaka ...
Dent named MW player of the year, Pitino coach of the year
The Mountain West conference awards were announced on Tuesday. Multiple members of the Lobo basketball team were given some ...
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Virginia Head Coaching Search: Top 3 candidates to replace interim HC Ron Sanchez ft. Richard Pitino
Virginia announced it will not re-sign interim coach Ron Sanchez for the 2025-26 season hours after the Cavaliers lost to Georgia Tech in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
Minnesota Dismisses Coach Ben Johnson After Early Big Ten Tournament Exit
Mere hours after exiting the Big Ten men's basketball tournament in the first round, Minnesota is making a coaching change. The Golden Gophers have dismissed coach Ben Johnson, they announced early ...